Welcome to the FNArena Investor Education series.

The 2008 ASX Shareholder Study found that a large proportion of shareholders would like to increase their knowledge of the market. FNArena is often fielding questions from readers on general markets topics, ranging from the simple to the complex.

This series of ten minute webinars is intended to provide FNArena readers with a brief overview of the stock and stock derivatives markets and other financial markets, beginning with the simplest notions of what “stock market” actually means before moving through to more complex notions of trading alternatives, fundamental and technical analysis, options and CFDs, futures and forex etc.

The webinar series begins by assuming the viewer has little to no knowledge or appreciation of financial markets but subsequent webinars become extensively more complex and useful for the more experienced investor. For each level of experience there will be an entry point, or a chance to brush up on fundamentals.

The webinars are divided into three sub-series: The Stock Market; Stock Market Derivatives and Other Financial Markets. FNArena will add to each sub-series continually over time. All tutorials will nevertheless be archived for future reference.

We trust you will find our new educational series valuable.

Series 1: The Stock Market

Series 2: Stock Market Derivatives

Series 3: Other Financial Markets

Series 1: The Stock Market
	Introduction to the stock market What is the stock market? What are shares? Why do companies issue shares? How do companies issue shares? View Now
	Why invest? Why buy shares? What makes shares increase or decrease in value? What are some of the differences between shares and other investments? Dividends Diversification Franking Credits View Now
	How to invest The Bid and Ask Spread Market Phases Placing Orders Dividend Reinvestment Plans Share Holder Entitlements View Now
	Share Purchase Plans What are share purchase plans? How to use share purchase plans in your trading strategy The share purchase plan process Identifying an analyzing SPP’s View Now
	Fundamental analysis P/E Ratio’s Dividends Return on Equity (ROE) View Now
	Technical analysis Candle Stick Charting Support and Resistance Trend lines Volume Moving Averages View Now
Series 2: Stock Market Derivatives
	Introduction to options What are options Why would you use options What are calls and puts Going Long and Short Options Using options as insurance View Now
Series 3: Other Financial Markets
	Futures What contracts can you trade? Stock Indices Interest Rates Currencies Food, Fiber, Energy, Metals plenty of highly liquid markets to trade! View Now
	Foreign Exchange The FX Markets FX, Foreign Exchange, FOREX, Spot FX Worlds largest market over USD TRILLION per day! Highly liquid View Now

The information provided on this FN Arena Pty Limited series has been compiled for your convenience and is for educational purposes only. FN Arena makes no warranties about the accuracy or completeness of any information contained in this series.

FN Arena does not accept any liability for any investment decisions made on the basis of the information contained in this series. This series does not constitute financial advice and should not be taken as such. FN Arena urges you to obtain professional advice before proceeding with any investment.

FN Arena holds the copyright to this series. FN Arena grants you a limited license to view this series for personal use only. You are not permitted to reproduce or alter this series, or any copy of it, for any other purpose without the prior express written consent of FN Arena.